Clip-on suit presser



P 1953 F. GREB-LASKY CLIP-0N SUIT PRESSER Filed Nov. 9, 1950 INVENTOR.

-F"/?ANK GHEB-LAJKY AT TORNE Y Patented Apr. 21, 1953 UNITED STATESATENT OFFICE This invention relates to a clip-on suit press- It is anobject of the present invention to provide a clip-on suit presser forremoving wrinkless from garments by attaching the same to that part ofthe garment where the wrinkles appear when the garment is hung from ahanger and allowing the presser to stay upon the garment for a suitableperiod of time until the wrinkles have disappeared.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a clip-on presserwhich is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy toassemble, easy to attach to the garment, has a minimum number of parts,compact, consumes little space and easy to store, durable and efiicientin operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a sideelevational view of a pair of trousers suspended from a hanger with theclipon pressers of the present invention connected to the lower end ofthe trousers as they are suspended from the cuff.

Fig. 1a is an elevational view of a coat suspended from a hanger withthe clip-on presser of the present invention connected to one of thearms of the coat whereby to press the sleeve.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the presser with the handlesmoved to a position to be actuated to open the presser jaws.

Fig. 3 is a collective and perspective view of the presser with theparts thereof extended from one another.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the presser illustrating the mannerin which the jaws are opened to receive the garment.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an adapter which may be placed withinthe presser in order to give a longer grip upon the garment.

Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of the presser used with the adapterupon one of the cuffs 01 a pair of trousers.

Referring now to the figures, 10 represents the clip-on presserembodying the features of the present invention. This presser is used asshown particularly in Fig. 1, Fig. 1a and Fig. 7. In Figs. 1 and 1a thepresser is attached to the depending portions of the garment as it issuspended from a hanger. In Fig. 1 the pressers are connected 1 Claim.(CI. 3870) to the waist portion of the trousers as the trousers aresuspended from a hanger H attached to the cuffs of the trousers. In Fig.1a, the presser is attached to a sleeve 12 of a coat which is suspendedfrom a hanger l3. In Fig. '7 an adapter sleeve 14 is used with thepresser and this sleeve is attached to a cult [5 of the trousers. Thisadapter serves to distribute the weight throughout the width of thetrouser cuff and to provide a more even pull thereon.

The presser 10 includes a through member [6 sent into channel shape withflanges lying inwardly and adjacent one another. On the ends of themember 15 are enlargements I! which have respectively through openingsl8 for receiving pins 19. The intermediate portion of the member 15 isenlarged, as indicated at 20, to project outwardly of the external sidefaces of the member.

Between the enlargements H on the ends of the member I6 and over theintermediate portion is a space 2! into which is fitted rolled overportion 22 of a handle 23 and a sleeve 24 lying within the rolled overportion 22. The pins I9 extend through the enlargements I! and thesleeve 24 to pivotally secure the handle 23 between the enlargements H.The pins l9 pass through the holes l8 of the enlargements II. There aretwo handles 23, one on each side of the intermediate portion 20.

The intermediate portion 20 of the member provides shoulders 25 and 25against which clips 21 can abut in order to provide additional weight tothe member 16.

A weight member 28 of elongated shape is extended along the bottom ofthe member I6 and is made secure thereto by a rivet 29. With the handles23 pivoted downwardly and by using pressure upon the lower ends of thesame in the manner illustrated in Fig. 5, the jaws of the device can bespread so that the device can be fitted upon the garment. When thedevice is not in use and it is to be stored or suspended upon a hook ona wall, the handles 23 can be hinged upwardly and the hook projectionextended through openings 23' therein.

By the use of the adapter M the weight is distributed to a greaterextent along the garment and at the same time added weight is given tothe device. It will be apparent that there has been provided two weightmembers 2'! and 2B and an adapter M which may also give added weight.

The members 21 while serving as weights are also of spring material togive the desired spring action which is required to bring the sides ofthe member I6 together and the enlargement [1 upon the garment. Thespring action of the members 21 will provide adequate clamping action ofthe enlarged portions l1 and of the turned upon portion 22 of the handlewith the garment.

The member 16 can be, as indicated, of plastic material that can beeasily bent so that the side portions are expanded and the spring clip21 will serve to return the side portions of the member 16 to effect theengagement of the enlargements IT with the garment.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A clip-on garment presser comprising a molded channel member havingflexible side portions converged toward one another, garment engagingenlargements on the opposite ends of the side portions of the channelmember, said channel member having an intermediate transverseenlargement providing shoulders at the opposite sides thereof adjacentsaid side portions, channel-shaped spring clips extendable over thechannels member and abutting the shoulders of the intermediate portionsto urge the side portions into converging relationship, handle elementsrespectively having rolled over portions, sleeves in the respectiverolled over portions of the handle elements, said garment-engagingenlargements having openings extending longitudinally therethrough, pinsextending through the enlargement openings and the sleeves pivotally tosecure the handle elements to the side portions of the channel member,said handle elements when hinged downwardly adapted to extend below thechannel member to be grasped in order that a separation of the sideportions of the channel member can be effected and an elongated weightextending the full length of the bottom of the channel member andsecured thereto, and an adapter of elongated channel shape havingconverging side walls and reverted top edges, said adapter lying in saidchannel member with its reverted top edges overlying said rolled overportion, said adapter extending beyond the ends of said garment presserto provide an elongated garment-engaging surface.

FRANK GREB-LASKY.

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